This Saturday is a nationwide working day

Politics
amina@montsame.mn
2017-01-05 08:36:16

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ December 30 was included in New Year’s holidays despite of being a working day in accordance with a Cabinet decision which also resolved to move the day to the first Saturday of 2017. Thus, Mongolia will observe a public working day on January 7.

December 29 was a national holiday for Mongolia as the nation celebrated the 105th historic anniversary of the declaration of National Independence. The day marks the declaration of Outer Mongolia’s independence after over 200 years of Manchu rule, an outcome of the revolution of 1911.

On this day in 1911, the Eighth Jebtsundamba Khutugtu (Javzandamba Khutagt) was proclaimed as the Bogdo Khaan with the Government of Mongolia being established with five ministries. The National Independence Day has been celebrated on December 29 since 2008.

Considering the spread of influenza and influenza-like illnesses and weather conditions, the Cabinet decided to make December 30 a holiday as well. The movement of December 30 to January 7 won’t result in alterations of wage and calculation of working days for public workers. 

It is reported that traffic restrictions based on vehicles's license plate number won't be effective this Saturday despite of the day being a working day. 

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